Middle East

The UAE has relied on mercenaries in its wars in Libya and Yemen and also deployed them in a number of ports in countries along the Red Sea coast. In 2011, the UAE signed a $529 million contract with Reflex Response Security Consultants managed by infamous Blackwater Worldwide founder Eric Prince, who has legal problems in the US because of his security business.

A UN human rights expert blasted Israel and said the Jewish nation should quickly end what amounts to “collective punishment” against Palestinian people, which...

Al-Jazeera quoting a deputy to Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization, Farhad Montaser, labelled the report "totally false because Iran has not inked any deal with India regarding the Zahedan-Chabahr" railway.

The Bayraktar Tactical UAS is a surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system used by the Turkish Armed Forces. It is developed by the Kale-Baykar, a joint venture between the Kale Group and Baykar Technologies.

Turkish security forces have neutralized more than 17,000 terrorists since July 2015, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday. "Turkey is determined to end the...